sinister
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The idea “was to create a sinister feeling that this may not end well,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
All the characters the excellent Mr. Felciano plays are sinister, selfish or generally priggish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Fluorescent light touches almost every corner, but the few shadowy passages seem even more sinister when surrounded by endless lumination.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, discuss theories on why the hell anyone would do this and whether it’s just weird or actually sinister.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
It was not the stranded ship that was sinister, nor the crying gulls, nor the thin black funnel pointing to the shore.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing sinister
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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